Carl Icahn

PayPal returns to market with $52 billion valuation

PayPal Holdings Inc shares jumped as much as 11 percent in their highly anticipated return to the Nasdaq after more than a decade in eBay Inc's fold, valuing the digital payment processor at about $52 billion.

eBay to spinoff PayPal on 20 July

US online giant eBay said Friday its board approved the planned spinoff of its PayPal online payments unit, which will trade as an independent company July 20. The plan calls for the distribution of PayPal stock to eBay shareholders on July 17, with the financial unit starting to trade under the symbol PYPL on July 20.

Carl Icahn says underweight Apple bets will hurt funds' performance

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn said that mutual funds will increasingly realise that being underweight shares of Apple will hurt their performance as the technology giant continues to innovate.

Carl Icahn and son say Apple will still introduce TV, car: Report

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and Brett Icahn, his son and portfolio manager, stuck to their views that Apple would introduce a television set and a car.

Apple $1 trillion stock market value could be years away, say experts

Investor Carl Icahn thinks Apple Inc is already worth over $1 trillion but others on Wall St. think it will take a few more years for the iPhone maker's stock value to get there.

Carl Icahn discloses he owns 3.9 mn shares of Apple worth over $2bn

Carl Icahn wants Apple to spend $150 bn in stock buyback

Activist investor Carl Icahn is pressuring Apple to spend $150 billion buying back its own stock, a target that would more than double the amount that the company's board authorised.

Dell delays vote on founder Michael Dell's buyout offer to 24 July

Dell has delayed Thursday's vote on founder Michael Dell's plan to take the slumping computer maker private in a sign the board needs more time to rally support.

Michael Dell told to sweeten offer for Dell as Icahn ups the stakes

Michael Dell has been advised to raise his $24.4 billion offer for Dell Inc, coming under further pressure as billionaire investor Carl Icahn revealed he had committed more than $3 billion to back an alternative proposal.

Icahn, Southeastern propose alternative bid to Dell buyout deal

Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc, two of Dell Inc's largest shareholders, have proposed an alternative to a $24.4 billion buyout deal led by founder Michael Dell.